Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Carrickcoola

On a rocky outcrop, on a low ridge overlooking poorly drained low-lying pasture. A roughly circular area (24m N-S) enclosed by a low earth and stone wall (Wth c. 4m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1m). A gap in the bank at N leads into a small rectangular annexe or passage (7m N-S; 6m E-W) (SL027-091002-), which is open at the N end. A rectangular enclosure (SL027-091003-) lies 2m to S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008